Emerging Tech
4 Reasons Why the Internet of Everything Will Require a New Breed of IT Pros
IoE will demand a workforce shift.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Probe Dominion Power Staff, Bankroll Pickpockets’ Airfare to London, and Raid a Charity
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Virtual Border Fence Project Halted After Raytheon Protest
GAO: DHS 'prejudiced' the contract during a botched competition for the $145 million surveillance project.
Cybersecurity
Moving targets, Logan kiosks and industry's view of LPTA
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Agencies Still Plugging Gaps in Smart Card Security
An HHS audit detailed a total of six shortcomings with the agency’s handling of smart cards.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX Scores an Early Win in its Lawsuit Against the US Government
SpaceX had charged the government with violating fair contracting procedures in its lawsuit.
Modernization
Amazon’s Cloud Price War With Google Is Starting to Hurt
Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud-computing business, is now mature enough to affect Amazon’s overall numbers.
People
Do you know who will follow you?
Editor-in-Chief Troy K. Schneider says agencies could learn from the private sector's approach to succession planning.
Digital Government
USGS shakes up earthquake maps
An updated National Seismic Hazard Map reminds that the risks extend far beyond California.
People
State Department: Crash not 'malicious'
The Consular Consolidated Database is operating at limited capacity after a glitch crippled it July 19.
Cybersecurity
European Central Bank Blackmailed After Data Breach
Hackers obtained personal details of individuals who had registered for ECB events.
People
What 'Moneyball for Government' really means
Steve Kelman argues that there are two distinct flavors of this data-driven assessment -- and that their advocates don't talk nearly as much as they should.
Cybersecurity
Some Things Should Be Banned from the Internet of Things
Connecting refrigerators to the Web -- what could go wrong?
Digital Government
After 6 Years and $300M, Social Security IT Project Still Doesn’t Work
Republican lawmakers want to know why the project has gone over-budget and behind schedule.
Digital Government
Congressional IP Address Blocked from Making Edits to Wikipedia
The ban will only last the next ten days.
Digital Government
Census Rethinks How It Presents Its Many Data Points
Census wants to make its data easier to use.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Stymies Digital Forensics Investigations
Investigators sift through bits and bytes to solve crimes, but cloud presents challenges
Digital Government
Committee Skeptical of Extra VA Funding, Citing Ballooning Staff Size
The size of the VA health staff has jumped more than tenfold since the mid-1990s.
Digital Government